''Rhodometra'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyletic with respect to butterflies (s ...

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Geometridae The geometer moths are moth Moths are a group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not Butterfly, butterflies. They were previously classified as suborder Heterocera, but the group is Paraphyly, paraphyleti ...

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Edward Meyrick Edward Meyrick (25 November 1854 – 31 March 1938) was an English schoolmaster and amateur entomologist. He was an expert on microlepidoptera and some consider him one of the founders of modern microlepidoptera systematics. Life and work Ed ...

in 1892. These moths have bipectinated antennae for the males; apically simple. They have relatively narrow-elongated to relatively broad forewings and a wingspan of 20–30 mm. The forewings are pale yellow, sometimes rosy and traversed by an oblique red stripe, the hindwings are plain.

Species

Species include:"''Rhodometra''"
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February 17, 2013. * '' Rhodometra albidaria'' Erschoff, 1874 * '' Rhodometra albipunctaria'' Dognin, 1917 * '' Rhodometra angasmarcata'' Hübner, 1822 * '' Rhodometra anthophilaria'' Hübner, 1809/13 * '' Rhodometra aucta'' Krausse, 1913 * '' Rhodometra audeoudi'' Prout, 1928 * '' Rhodometra consecraria'' (Boisduval, 1840) * '' Rhodometra debiliaria'' Rothschild, 1914 * '' Rhodometra desertorum'' Staudinger, 1914 * '' Rhodometra elvira'' Thierry-Mieg, 1911 * '' Rhodometra excaecaria'' Fuchs, 1903 * '' Rhodometra fumosa'' Prout, 1937 * '' Rhodometra gegenaria'' Alphéraky, 1883 * '' Rhodometra incarnaria'' Thierry-Mieg, 1911 * '' Rhodometra intermediaria'' Turati, 1930 * '' Rhodometra intervenata'' Warren, 1902 * '' Rhodometra kikiae'' Wiltshire, 1982 * '' Rhodometra labdoides'' Herbulot, 1997 * '' Rhodometra lucidaria'' (C. Swinhoe, 1904) * '' Rhodometra paralellaria'' Krüger, 1934 * '' Rhodometra participata'' (Walker, 1862) * '' Rhodometra plectaria'' (Guenée, 1858) * '' Rhodometra rosearia'' Treitschke, 1828 * '' Rhodometra roseata'' Dognin, 1917 * '' Rhodometra roseofimbriata'' Thierry-Mieg, 1911 * '' Rhodometra sacraria'' Linnaeus, 1767 * '' Rhodometra satura'' Prout, 1916 * '' Rhodometra sevastopuloi'' Carcasson, 1964 * '' Rhodometra subrosearia'' Staudinger, 1871 * '' Rhodometra subsacraria'' Staudinger, 1871 * '' Rhodometra virgenpamba'' Dognin, 1892

References

Rhodometrini {{Sterrhinae-stub